water water everywhere.

How would you feel if you had your camera near the pool and a cup of water came splashing at your face?
A. Awesome
B. Panic

After seeing Ashley's amazing pool pictures, I began obsessing about getting a waterproof point and shoot. We spend the entire summer in the water. Be it the pool, the lake, the beach, the splash park, or the sprinklers. I have been out of the action on too many occasions because I wanted to take pictures. Plus, I have freaked out way too many times when splashing water came my way.

Those days are over.
Today I was in the pool.
With a camera.
Mind you, it is quite unsettling to knowingly, purposely, walk into water with a real camera. I fully expected it to fail. But it didn't. It worked brilliantly. I am in love. I can be with them. I can splash. I can be splashed. I'm not yelling. I'm not panicked.
It is going to be a fun, watery, summer.

{I bought the camera crazy cheap here. If it doesn't survive the summer, or if it floats away in the surf, life will go on. It is a very basic model, but I stress enough with my other cameras. I wanted one that for once I could use without being on the edge of panic. One to capture the silly little moments that make up our summer. But even for the price it's 10mp! Better than my real point and shoot that cost way more. Technology is crazy like that.}

Go get in the water. It is so much more fun than watching from the edge.

A timely post. Just today I tried to download the pics from the Vivitar underwater digital camera I took to Hawaii... and there were no pics on it. Gone. Good thing I also packed a cheapo Target wind-it-yourself underwater film camera, too... Of course, that's the one I let the 3 year old use. Those pics should be interesting. sigh

What cool pictures! I just found your blog while I was at work today and spent about an hour looking around ~ good thing my boss wasn't there! I love your writing style and I really enjoyed reading your posts. I will definitely be back :)

We just bought that EXACT camera for my son's birthday since he is suddenly a budding photog and we didn't want water/grime to ruin it. We haven't yet tried it underwater so I'm glad you had great results! He keeps wanting to take it in the bath. You know what that means he'll be taking pics of though...

Hahaha I have a waterproof camera and honestly, the BEST part is watching other people's reactions as you slip it under the water! I was babysitting a kid at a water park and EVERY one was stopping me and going "WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!?!"

No kidding. I was looking at waterproof cameras this morning. I want one.

in May, for my kinder class' end of the year party - we were all at one of the kids' houses for a fun, little pool party. One of the moms had a waterproof digital camera and oh my - we got some fabulous shots with it. I was stunned...and now seeing yours...I'm sold.

ditto what Christina Thomas just posted. Just bought the same one for a reunion. It was so fun to be in the pool with the camera. But, oh, the anxiety of that first submerge!!! lol. It takes better pictures than my $250 camera...not my super good camera but better than my purse camera. LOVE it. Thanks for the tip!!!